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Art Exhibitions and the Performing Arts worth Visiting for the Things to do in Jakarta

If you have the love for the arts of different cultures, the city of Jakarta has some of the most favorite art galleries and the performing arts worth visiting if you’re looking for some things to do in Jakarta. As a massive city, Jakarta is homed to a variety of mix cultures in terms of language, food and the arts. The city attracts artists from all over Indonesia as well as internationally showcasing their own works and expertise. They mostly move to the big city to start their career in Jakarta. The city offers outdoor and indoor auditoriums, concert halls and theaters for both local and international events.

One big theater in Jakarta, Taman Ismail Marzuki offers you the art, culture and science center to showcasing a variety of cultural events and performances of Indonesian and international artists. The theater itself consists of a concert hall, exhibition hall, a gallery, six performing art theaters, and cinemas. Next we have the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, named after Indonesia’s first President; the stadium is open to events mainly for soccer matches and big concerts. Famous artists and bands have their world tour held here, such as Lady Gaga and Linkin Park. The stadium will also be held for the next Asian Games of 2018.

Things to do in Jakarta. The Jakarta Performing Art Theater is another great place to go for cultural events. Located in Central of Jakarta, this theater is in fact a historical heritance from the Dutch colonial era. It was built back in 1821 where the architectural design depicting the neo-renaissance style. Just South of Jakarta, another significant historical heritance from the Betawi descendants is the cultural heritage of Setu Babakan Betawi Cultural Village. Betawi or Batavia is the indigenous people who maintain their cultural tradition in Jakarta. Setu Babakan is also a lake used by the people for fish farming. Hence, live performances are held every Sunday from 2-3 pm.

The National Gallery of Indonesia is another great place of museum and art gallery of contemporary and modern artists. The gallery facilitates regular and temporary art exhibition, seminar hall, library and laboratory. When you come in at the right day, free workshops are available for the public such as general education about Indonesian culture, getting to know more how to draw, as well as getting useful tips directly from the artists. It is free for the public and open daily from 10 am to 4 pm. For more information and photographs of the places listed above, please feel free to visit our website at www.indonesia.travel.